且爾等一聞吾儕口授之天主福音、不以其為世俗之教、乃審知其實為天主聖道、而欣然納之。故聖道亦緣爾之篤信、而運其妙工於爾身；此尤吾儕之所引以為慰、而感謝天主不能自已者也。

为此，我们也不住地感谢神，因你们听见我们所传神的道就领受了；不以为是人的道，乃以为是神的道。这道实在是神的，并且运行在你们信主的人心中。

为此，我们也不断地感谢上帝，因为你们听见我们所传上帝的道的时候，你们领受了，不以为这是人的道，而以为这确实是上帝的道，而且在你们信主的人当中运行着。

为此，我们也不断地感谢神，因为你们听见我们所传神的道的时候，你们领受了，不以为这是人的道，而以为这确实是神的道，而且在你们信主的人当中运行着。

我们不住地感谢上帝，因为你们从我们这里听了上帝的道后就接受了，确信这不是人的道理，而是上帝的道。这道正在你们信的人心里发挥作用。

我们也为这缘故不住感谢神，因为你们接受了我们所传的神的道，不认为这是人的道，而认为这确实是神的道。这道也运行在你们信的人里面。

我们之所以也不住地感谢神，是因为你们接受了从我们所听的神的话语，没有把它看做人的话语，而是把它看做神的话语接受了；这确实是神的话语，而且它也正在你们这些信的人里面做工。

為此，我們也不住地感謝神，因你們聽見我們所傳神的道就領受了；不以為是人的道，乃以為是神的道。這道實在是神的，並且運行在你們信主的人心中。

為此，我們也不斷地感謝上帝，因為你們聽見我們所傳上帝的道的時候，你們領受了，不以為這是人的道，而以為這確實是上帝的道，而且在你們信主的人當中運行着。

為此，我們也不斷地感謝神，因為你們聽見我們所傳神的道的時候，你們領受了，不以為這是人的道，而以為這確實是神的道，而且在你們信主的人當中運行着。

我們不住地感謝上帝，因為你們從我們這裡聽了上帝的道後就接受了，確信這不是人的道理，而是上帝的道。這道正在你們信的人心裡發揮作用。

我們也為這緣故不住感謝神，因為你們接受了我們所傳的神的道，不認為這是人的道，而認為這確實是神的道。這道也運行在你們信的人裡面。

為了這緣故、我們就不住地感謝上帝，因為你們從我們領受了所聽的上帝之道；你們接受了，不認為是人之道，乃認為是上帝之道，也真地是：並且在你們信的人身上運用着動力呢。

我們之所以也不住地感謝神，是因為你們接受了從我們所聽的神的話語，沒有把它看做人的話語，而是把它看做神的話語接受了；這確實是神的話語，而且它也正在你們這些信的人裡面做工。

是以我謝上帝不輟、因爾由我受上帝道而納之、非如人道、乃上帝道、是誠上帝道、力行於爾信者之中也、

我謝上帝不置、因我傳上帝道、爾受之、非出人言、誠出上帝、力行於爾信者中、

是以我儕謝天主不已、因爾聞我儕所傳天主之道、爾受之、非視之如世人之道、乃視之為天主之道、是誠天主之道、力行於爾諸信者中、

And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.

We never stop thanking God for the way you received his word. You heard it from us. But you didn’t accept it as a human word. You accepted it for what it really is. It is God’s word. It is really at work in you who believe.

And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.

Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God— which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.

This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also works effectively in you who believe.

For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of mere men, but as what it really is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.

For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.

And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.

This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the message about God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the message of God, which also works effectively in you believers.

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received[ it] not[ as] the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.

For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

蓋天主之道、活潑靈通、利於雙刃之劍、刺透魂魄、徹入骨髓、且能燭幽洞微、即心中一念之萌、一意之起、靡有不察、

是故吾人之信德、起於所聞；所聞者何、即基督之福音是已。

蓋爾之新生、非萌自可朽之種子、乃藉永生天主之聖道、而萌於不朽之種子也。

聖道獨無涯。』

當如新生之嬰、一心愛慕純粹乳汁、日漸月漬、涵養心靈、以邀救恩。

而爾非惟未嫌病軀而厭棄之、且竭誠予以接待、一若歡迎天神或基督本人也者。

異邦人聞此、無不竊喜、頌揚主道；凡受命能得永生者、翕然起信、

耶穌應曰：『第未若聞天主之道、而身體力行者之有福耳。』

蓋凡為天主所生者、必能克服世俗；而吾人所以克服世俗、卒致勝利者、實惟信德是賴。夫誰能克服世俗？其惟恪信耶穌為天主聖子者歟！

此間人士賢於德颯洛尼之人、如飢若渴、樂受斯道、日研諸經、俾明真義；

吾人以無帕之面、睟然反映主之光輝、榮上增榮、漸與所映者融為一象；此則主之聖神之妙工也。

蓋吾儕所宣揚吾主耶穌基督之神德及其重臨、非據玄思妙構之稗乘、乃憑親炙目睹之威靈也。方其受天主聖父之尊榮也、有音發自赫赫天君、臨於其身曰：『斯吾愛子、慰悅吾心。』此音乃吾儕與彼同遊聖山時、親耳所聞、發自天上者也。吾儕因是愈益確信先知之言、爾等於此亦宜三致意焉。蓋先知之言、猶黑夜之明燈、所以待旭日之東升、與晨星之興於爾心也。惟於此首應注意者、乃經中預言、無一能憑私智而解釋也。蓋歷來豫言、本非出人私智、乃古人感於聖神、而為天主之舌人耳。

今爾已因吾所授之道、而見裁成矣、

人納爾、即納我，納我、即納遣我者。

蓋言者非爾、實爾父之神、藉爾而言也。

斯譬所謂種者、天主之道也；

然而賴天主洪恩爾等嚮雖為罪之僕、今已心悅誠服、以就脫爾於罪之教範、既脫於罪、則為正義之僕矣。

求父神而化之於真諦之中！真諦無他、父之聖道是已。

耶穌應曰：『凡聞天主之道、而實踐之者、胥為吾母吾兄弟也。』

予為彼等之故而自聖、欲令彼等亦真能成聖也。

眾聞復活之說、有譏之者；或曰：『容待再聞。』

因即發人邀汝；汝來甚善、今吾儕悉在上主前、顧聞主所諭汝者。』

方今普天之下、福音正在結實蕃衍、爾中亦復如是。蓋爾等自聞道以還

吾儕恆為爾等致謝天主；祈禱中亦以為念。蓋爾等信而有行、愛而能勞、仰望吾主耶穌基督、確乎不拔、故在天主聖父之前、時切馳思、不能自已、

更有以彼古羅及斯多亞派哲學家數人起而與之詰辯。或曰：『此喋喋者、果欲何言？』或曰：『似宣傳異邦之鬼神者。』以葆樂言必稱耶穌及其復活、故云。眾引葆樂至亞略巴古書院、曰：『所講新道、可得聞乎？蓋爾所傳者、在吾人耳中、實屬異聞、頗欲一明其旨。』

具徵吾儕之授爾以福音、不僅以言、且以神力與聖神、實事求是、廓然不疑。吾儕向在爾中服務、爾等固知其為何如人也。而爾等不計危難、毅然服膺聖道、且受聖神之靈感、而怡然自樂；是則爾等不惟以吾儕為則、直以主為法矣。因是爾等已成為馬其頓亞該亞一般信徒之楷式。蓋主之聖道已由爾處向外發揚、不僅在馬其頓亞該亞而已、即在其他各地、爾等之篤信天主，已風傳遐邇、已不須吾儕之自為鼓吹矣。外間頗有人嘖嘖稱道吾儕如何獲爾之心、爾等如何拋棄偶像、歸依聖教、兢兢業業、奉事永生真實之天主、以待其聖子耶穌之臨格。聖子者、即天主所起於死者之中、而令吾人免於將臨之譴怒者也。

俾能恆懷古聖先知之預言、及宗徒所授救主之明誡耳。

推雅推喇婦呂底亞者、市布為業、夙敬天主、既聆大道、主復啟迪其衷、命於葆樂所言、悉心領受。

惟父憑其自由聖意、以真實無妄之道、予吾人以再造、俾充先薦之果、而與萬物更始；

『能信奉主耶穌、則爾舉家當蒙救恩。』乃以主道示之、及其家人。當夜獄吏為二人濯傷、即率家人受洗；且迎之於家、具餐以待、咸以奉信天主、神樂洋溢。天既曙、有司遣隸傳語、釋此二人。

次禮日、邑民群集、欲聆天主之道；猶太人見而嫉之、詰難葆樂、謗讟天主、葆樂、巴拿巴坦然答曰：『天主之道、本當先傳於爾；爾既棄之、而自絕於永生之道、吾乃轉傳於異邦。

耶路撒冷宗徒聞沙瑪里民眾領受天主大道、遣伯鐸祿若望二人前往祈禱、

爾等之信德、已為舉世所稱道；此吾之所以亟欲緣基督而致謝於天主也。予一心以其聖子之福音、昭事天主；每於祈禱時、緬懷爾等、不能自已；

多有納其言而受洗者、一日之內、歸化者約三千人、

維時、耶穌立於日內色湖濱、眾爭欲聆天主道、不勝擁擠、

若其家堪當所祝、則爾之平安臨之；若不堪當、則爾之平安仍返乎爾。人不爾納、不聽爾言、則離其宅、去其邑、拂爾足塵；